Perimeter Protection Enhancements

ASA/PIX version 7 offers six new features related to perimeter protection. All of the features are enhancements to access control lists (called access rules in ASDM):

  • Time-based access rules

  • Granular outbound access rules

  • Transparent firewall

  • Access rules for Ethernet types (used for Layer 2 transparent firewall support)

  • Selectively enable and disable control of access rules

  • IP fragment re-assembly

Time-Based Enabled Access Control Lists

ASA/PIX version 7 allows you the flexibility to control the time, day, and month that access rules will be enforced. You can use this feature to enforce access such as ensuring that your network can be accessed only during business hours, not after hours or weekends. This enforcement ...

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